Gabriel Paul

Gabriel Rene Paul (22 March 1813-5 May 1886) was a Brigadier General of the Union during the American Civil War.

Biography
Gabriel Paul was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 22, 1813. He graduated West Point 18th of 36 cadets in 1836 and fought in the Seminole Wars and the Mexican-American War, and began the American Civil War in 1861 at the rank of Major. In the Battle of Oak Ridge in 1863 he was wounded in the eye defending the hill alongside Henry Baxter, and he was blind with impaired hearing and smell. In February 1865, Paul retired.